The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-19
THE SEAT OF WAR.
Further News of the Recent
Fight with COlorow.
THE BATTLE GROUND OF 1879
The Struggle Between the Utes and
the Sherifr's Partv-A Ruse
to Gain Time.


has resulted in the wounding of four
bucks and old Colorow has permission
to leave the battle field and go back to
the reservation. The fight occurred
on Beaver Greek last Tuesday and the
Neaps correspondent obtained the par
ticulars after hard days ride over the
range toward Trapper's Lake, where he
met William II. Miller and Jim Bucan,
who had just left this place and were
going up the north fork of The White
River, where they expected 10
find Kendall, who. with thirty-fve
men, is following what looks to be
cold trail. They will probably catch up
with him in day or two, and plucky
little Vanclief, the courier sent out by
Adjutant-General West, who made
sixty five miles over a rough mountain
trail in seven hours, will not be far be-
hind him.
The battle of TuesdSy last occurred
on bluff just behind Beaver Creek and
within five miles of the
OLD BATTLE GROUND OF '79.
Kendall had been following the trail of
the Utes for twenty-four hours, and
about two miles from where he met
them he encountered the aQuaws and
herds going west toward Douglass
Greek. He did not disturb them, but
two or three squaws showed fight and
he was compelled to take their knives
from them. He then pushed on across |
the country and came upon Colorow |
and eighty-four bucks camped in the |
shelter of a clump of trees about 400 |
yards from the bluffs. As soon as the |
Indians caught sight of the sheriff |
and his party they immediately |
rushed to their horses and rode |
further back, hating every few min
utes as if TO encourage pursuit, in which |
they were successful. Once out in the
open plain they Immediately egan to
encircle the brave COWBOYS and fired !
twice at them. The Indian force out
the sheriff's following by two
to one, and he wisely returned to the
bluff, getting the clump Of trees between
himself and the hostiles. Once here the
whites dismounted, and behind the
shelter of the trees returned the In
lian's fire,
WoUNDIEe ONE BUCK,
Who fell from his horse, but was i'm
picked up and carried to q
place of safety. The bucks then re-
5urned to their fight, and attacked
Kendall's outfit with ferocity. Colo
row did not seem to participate
much in the fighting but occupied
coign of vantage on the bluff. Some Of
ihe cowboys think that he fired an &C.
,asiOnal shot, but there is some differ
,nce of opinion as 10 this statement
The fight continued all the afternoon
md up to dark, when the Indians went
IF toward the north bank of the White
md the sheriff deeming it unWise to
ollow them camped for the night,
avstrict guard until morn
ng. Four Indians were wounded in the s
light, and one Of them is said to be
,retty badly injured and will die. The i
indians made TWO or three attempts to
freak through the sheriff's line, but :
we're repulsed and the battle was cor
ucted at large range. About da} K
,ol0rOw gave the signal for retire,
nd they went sway. 1t was expect d
hat they would attack the camp ut
light but did not do so, and the scou 8
ent out by Kendall at daybfeak t.
armed in the course Of an hour with
he intelligence that they
COULD SIZE NO INDIANS
The party then struck the Indians
rail and marched all day. They los: {
t the North Fork and did not find il
gain until the morning of Thursday.
Kendall was last seen by Miller and
'ucan on Thursday night. They were
hen on the old battlefield on Milk river
L.
kirmish took place and continued
f and took to the shelter of the bills. {
Tiller and Bucan left the party there /
nd came to Meeker. Miller and y
gorge Witter have gone back for
endall and Duchamp is ont
;outing for the Utes. Kendall is
opposed to be in the vicinity of
Villains Fort, on the White, about A
rty miles north of Meeker. He has
ally thirty-fVe men with them. and
ot sixty, SO previously stated. The
en- are al in good health, but are
ooriy armed, and the intelligence that
0unty Commissioner Reynolds brings
ON Gienwood Springs. of the arrival
5000 rounds Of ammunition and
ty stand of arms is welcomed by all.
s soon as possible a party will be
ace up ana Sspt GUk 10 -
FIND AND REINFORCE. Nv
hey will take about half the guns and ~
ave the rest here TO be used by the Y.
en- guarding the city. - -
There are about Eve hundred people "
re at present, and sll the women
ID children from the surrounding Al
inches having been sent here Tor n
election. About one hundred
d twenty-five men represent the n,
aiIable figh ing population. The town U!
heavily guarded day ard night, and 3
puts are kept reconn )itsliDg in the q
tying hills for signs of Indians. None In
ge been seen since Saturday morn
2, when old Coiorow came down the Tt
hite TO Coal Greek, about eight miles W
owe Meeker, and sent for RAIDER III
Nor, to whom he usually sold his pelts. =
ajor and Mayor Clark went up to the
ldezyOus and met CB!OYow and sixty
cks. CoIoro1 wanted to know why he
g being pursued. He denied any =
0wls &c Of violating the law, and said On